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A social enterprise that works in partnership across the UK to make sure people are part of strong, inclusive communities. Visit: https://www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/

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Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social · Jun 13

We want everyone to be able to live a good life and every year we deliver great work that helps us achieve this vision. Our 2024-25 impact report summarises our work, showing the breadth of what we do across our strategic themes www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/publications...

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Learning Disability England @learningdiseng.bsky.social · 3d

Tickets are now available for Being Seen, Being Heardthe Learning Disability England annual conferences!

Two events in March 2026 – in-person and online – bringing together members and allies working towards Good Lives.

Find out more and book tickets here: tinyurl.com/mvrzyuzf

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Bryony Shannon @bryonyshannon.bsky.social · 2d

Come and join me and Beverley Ward chatting about #RewritingSocialCare in London on Thursday 23 October #BookLaunch www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

Book launch Rewriting Social Care London 23 October 6:30pm Tickets £12 - includes a glass of fizz and 15% off the book if you buy it at the launch

Bryony and Beverley wearing long colourful dresses. Bryony is holding a glass of wine and Beverley is holding a copy of Bryony’s book.

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ADASS @adass.bsky.social · 10d

To celebrate the #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons, we’ve added a new story to #CareCantWait.

With the support of her carers, 92-year-old Pam is able to live independently at home, surrounded by family, friends, neighbours & the community that she loves.

adass.org.uk/campaign_art...

Pam's story: How social care helps me to live at home independently - ADASS

In 2017, I was admitted to hospital when I became poorly with pneumonia. I also have a condition called Haemochromatosis, which means my body absorbs and stores too much iron. If it’s not treated, it ...

adass.org.uk

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tricianicoll.bsky.social @tricianicoll.bsky.social · 12d

#SocialCareFuture 2025 gathering:
Support workers, commissioners, disabled people, policy makers, older people... united by a shared passion for creating a Social Care Future where we get live our Gloriously Ordinary Lives.

Some reflections ⬇️
www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-o...

Gloriously Ordinary Sundays - 28th September 2025 — Gloriously Ordinary Lives

I've just come back from one of my favourite days of the year - our annual Social Care Future gathering. Support workers, social workers, families, commissioners, directors, disabled people, policy ma...

www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk

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Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social · 12d

Join us for a free webinar on 14 October to hear how Family and Group Conferencing for adults is changing the lives of people, communities and systems www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la... #FGC4Adults

Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social · 15d

Pleasure!

Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social · 18d

Want to improve the lives of young people with #SEND? We believe there are assets in every community and better connecting them to children, families and schools could result in better outcomes. We're hosting a roundtable to discuss. More info www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/2025/09/01/i...

Improving the lives of children and young people with SEND | Community Catalysts

A roundtable event for commissioners, managers and practitioners to discuss improving the lives and children and young people with SEND.

www.communitycatalysts.co.uk

Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social · 18d

One of a number of webinars on the topic of #DirectPayments by @tlap.bsky.social and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Book your place now!

Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · 19d

Are person-centred thinking tools the missing link in creative support planning? 🧠

Join us on Tuesday 30 July to hear how a manager in Sheffield is helping her team explore these powerful tools to improve Direct Payments.

📅 Sign up: thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/DirectPaymentEvents

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ADASS @adass.bsky.social · Sep 2

New #CareCantWait story!

Jacqui cares for her son Joshua, who has Down syndrome & autism, and now also needs support herself.

Getting the right support hasn't been easy, but having choice & control over their care has made all the difference.

👉https://shorturl.at/fAnbX

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tricianicoll.bsky.social @tricianicoll.bsky.social · 26d

Reflecting on unregulated versus regulated care and support. What can regulated organisations learn from personal assistants and micro enterprises so that good people don't get caught up in processes that get in the way of gloriously ordinary lives?

www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-o...

Gloriously Ordinary Sundays - 14th September 2025 — Gloriously Ordinary Lives

This is week two of me reflecting on unregulated versus regulated care and support, exploring what regulated organisations can learn from personal assistants and micro enterprises so that good people ...

www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · Sep 10

🚨 NEW: National events + webinars to reinvigorate Direct Payments

From Sept 2025, TLAP + DHSC are running a new series for councils, social workers and support orgs, and people who draw on care and support. See the programme & book: buff.ly/7rqrXIR

#DirectPayments #SocialCare

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Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social · Sep 9

Inspiring reflections from @tricianicoll.bsky.social ‘What does really good support look like for ME?' is the key to a gloriously ordinary or good life!

tricianicoll.bsky.social @tricianicoll.bsky.social · Sep 8

BLOG: There’s been a lot of noise about the supposed danger of unregulated care. I share my experience of employing personal assistants and working with micro-providers. Choosing who supports us, based on what matters to us, works.

Take a look ⬇️
www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-o...

Gloriously Ordinary Sundays - 7th September 2025 — Gloriously Ordinary Lives

This one’s all about what good support really looks like. There’s been a lot of noise in the press and on social media about the supposed danger of unregulated care. I share my experience of employing...

www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk

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Skills for care @skillsforcare.bsky.social · Sep 3

Blog: How digital technology has improved the care I draw on

Clenton Farquharson CBE, an individual employer and Associate Director of Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) shares how technology has impacted the care he draws on.

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Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social · Sep 3

We're keen to explore how we could use our expertise and do more to improve outcomes for children and young people with #SEND. We'll hold two roundtable discussions for commissioners, managers and practitioners in Oct. Interested to attend? Read more www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/2025/09/01/i...

Improving the lives of children and young people with SEND | Community Catalysts

A roundtable event for commissioners, manager and practitioners to discuss improving the lives and children and young people with SEND.

www.communitycatalysts.co.uk

Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social · Aug 27

Huge thanks to Cllr Beccy Hopfensperger for celebrating our Community Micro-enterprise Development in #Suffolk We believe in creating the conditions that enable people to have access to a wider range of local care and support - care that is personalised and flexible https://loom.ly/x5cDtVk

OPINION: Putting People at the Heart of Care: Celebrating Community Catalysts in Suffolk

www.suffolk.gov.uk

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Learning Disability England @learningdiseng.bsky.social · Aug 21

New webinar series on Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) from LGA & Foundations.

Learn how to:

- Maximise DFG funding
- Deliver adaptations strategically
- Join up housing & social care
- Support people with learning disabilities & autistic people

tinyurl.com/57mfwad3

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Bryony Shannon @bryonyshannon.bsky.social · Aug 18

One month until publication! 🌸

#RewritingSocialCare #LanguageMatters #UsNotThemAndUs
#PreOrder

In image of a pink book by Bryony Shannon. Behind the book there’s a green background covered in daisies. The title of the book is Rewriting Social Care - Challenging and Changing Language and Practice for a Better, Brighter Future. There’s a quote from Elly Chapple, Founder, #FlipTheNarrative on the cover saying “What everyone in the social care space needs right now.”

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Coalition for Personalised Care @coalition4pc.bsky.social · Aug 14

Coming soon: the SW Personalised Care Awards 2025. We look forward to recognising the exceptional individuals and teams driving innovation in personalised care. Who will be honoured this year?
#SWIPCAwards2025 #NHS

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Learning Disability England @learningdiseng.bsky.social · Aug 12

Emily Brook from Care City invites us to rethink how social care begins. Instead of waiting for people to reach crisis point, build wellbeing-centred systems that tap into community strengths and resources.

You can find the resource here: socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/...

#SocialCareFuture

Opening up the "front door" - Social Care Future

From “Front-Doors” to wellbeing through better use of all resources. Some places are starting to shift their thinking away from old ideas of “managing demand”. In this guest piece, Emily Brook Direct...

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New Local @wearenewlocal.bsky.social · Aug 4

The English Devolution Bill is a chance to reimagine the core purpose of local government for the 21st century. So we need to be bold.

📢 @jesstud.bsky.social & @annarandle.bsky.social describe how we can seize this opportunity to build future-proof institutions.

Local Government Reorganisation and the art of the possible - New Local

‘If you were going to design English local government from scratch, you wouldn’t have come up with this.’ Versions of this observation will be familiar to many in and around the sector relating to…

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neilmcrowther @neilmcrowther.bsky.social · Aug 7

@socialcarefuture.bsky.social is a confluence of different tributaries of thinking, culture & practice bringing people & ideas together to envision & pursue a brighter future. Here’s how our ideas align with wider emerging agendas around public service reform socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/...

#SocialCareFuture: where people and ideas meet - Social Care Future

A sustainable #SocialCareFuture involves, in our view, focusing on wellbeing, starting with the uniqueness of each individual person, unleashing creativity and harnessing abundance, argues co-convener...

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Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social · Aug 5

This blog grew out of a LinkedIn series that Martin Walker started about his Mum getting out and about.

He set out to share a glimpse of what her care and support looks like. But the response made him realise how powerful these everyday moments can be.

So here’s a longer reflection buff.ly/TW4w80d

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Locality @locality.org.uk · Jul 17

Tickets for #Locality25 Convention are now on sale! Join us at Anfield Stadium as we kick off an amazing celebration of the #PowerOfCommunity.

🎟️Grab your early bird tickets now for the best price: locality.org.uk/events/local...

Locality Convention 2025 15% off early bird tickets on sale now

Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hi @tzedekdc.bsky.social - you've copied in the wrong Community Catalyst, thanks.

Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social · Jul 28

Pip Cannons stresses that now is the time to bake personalisation into practice - and that we can help local authorities fulfil their legal duties. Read at: https://loom.ly/qib2nSc @adass.bsky.social @basw-uk.bsky.social